Married Woman Can't Be Lured To Give Consent For Sex On False Promise Of Marriage: Jharkhand High Court

Jyoti Prakash Dutta

9 Dec 2022 10:15 AM IST

  • Married Woman Cant Be Lured To Give Consent For Sex On False Promise Of Marriage: Jharkhand High Court

    The Jharkhand High Court has held that a married woman, who enters into a consensual sexual relationship with a man other than her husband, cannot later on prosecute him for rape on the false pretext of marriage. In other words, the Court was of the view that a married woman cannot be lured to give consent for sex on the false promise of marriage, as such promise is illegal. While...

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